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UFC 222 on Saturday features two of the more intriguing fights of the year -- Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya and Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega -- and others that have long-term implications. What storylines should you watch?

Everything you need to know about UFC 222, which takes place Saturday, headlined by a featherweight title fight between Cris Cyborg and Yana Kunitskaya.

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According to a news release, Amazon Prime membership is not required to purchase a UFC event. The cost per event is $64.99, the same as on other platforms.

The news comes as UFC is negotiating its next media rights deal. UFC's exclusive multiyear deal with Fox expires at the end of 2018.

Amazon entered the sports rights business in a big way in 2017, when it signed an exclusive digital deal with the NFL for Thursday Night Football games. According to the NFL, Amazon's Prime Video streams accounted for approximately 2.5 percent of overall viewership for those games in 2017.

Sports Business Daily reported that negotiations were led by Amazon head of sports Jim DeLorenzo, IMG Media senior vice president Hillary Mandel and UFC vice president and chief financial officer Andrew Schleimer.

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